Article highlights Non-pharmaceutical measures for infection control: In light of ongoing respiratory challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic, a study looks at the importance of non-pharmaceutical, physical measures as a means of infection prevention. Debate over mask-wearing: Mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic generated significant debate and controversy. A study discusses the mixed evidence regarding the efficacy […]
ANI | | Posted by Tapatrisha Das, Washington Dc Oct 02, 2023 05:27 PM IST Share Via Copy Link The study shows that people with multiple myeloma have lower survival rate when they have Diabetes. People with multiple myeloma, a blood malignancy of plasma cells in the bone marrow, have a poorer overall survival rate […]
The dispute over the Cauvery water between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu is intensifying as media reports have suggested that some activists from Karnataka has written a letter with their blood to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As per the report, the activist wrote the letter to draw the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the […]
An outbreak of viral conjunctivitis has infected nearly 400,000 people across Pakistan since the start of the year. The pink-eye outbreak hit its peak last week, with over 10,000 cases being reported in a 24-hour period on Saturday across Punjab. This was according to the province’s Primary and Secondary Health Department. Some 13,000 new cases […]
Health experts are launching a new study to monitor levels of Covid-19 among the UK population this winter. The study is a scaled-down version of the Covid infection survey that ran for nearly three years and was considered the “gold standard” for measuring prevalence of the virus. The infection survey came to an end in […]
Public health expenditure for the care of patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in Greece amounted to €2.237 billion in 2021, according to a study by Oxford Population Health’s Health Economics Research Center presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Amsterdam in August. This figure climbs to €4.3 billion if the cost from lost […]
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Health experts are launching a new study to monitor levels of Covid-19 among the UK population this winter. The study is a scaled-down version of the Covid infection […]
Leicestershire Police 4 hours ago A robber who was identified by blood left at the scene of a crime has been sentenced to 30 months in a youth detention centre. Kaeden Gardner, 19, cut his hand when he smashed glass door panels at a newsagent in Cavendish Road, Leicester, on 26 February. Police said he […]
Image: @FatCamera | iStock A study highlights a 60% increased cardiovascular disease risk in individuals with cannabis use disorder, raising concerns about heart attacks, strokes, and related events A study published in Addiction examined the connection between problematic cannabis use and the onset of initial cardiovascular events, including heart attacks and strokes. Cannabis use disorder: Research […]
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has announced up to $37 million to restore function to the thymus through funding to the biotechnology company, Thymmune Therapeutics. “We’re thrilled to announce this recent support from ARPA-H. This funding will empower us to reshape drug […]